https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comThu, 03 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200 Guiding Light Investments has appointed Fisher German to continue managing 3 Trinity Park (T3), a modern three-storey office building with a basement floor, for the next two years following its purchase from previous asset manager Swiss Life Asset Managers]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/fisher-german-retained-to-manage-office-building-near-birmingham-airport/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/fisher-german-retained-to-manage-office-building-near-birmingham-airport/ Built around the idea that professional development should be a journey, not simply a catalog of courses, ISSA Academy brings together industry education, training, and certification]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/issa-launches-new-issa-academy/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/issa-launches-new-issa-academy/ This follows the launch of the Valet Backpack PRO Battery at Interclean Amsterdam 2026.
Ideal for use in education, retail, leisure and facilities ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/truvox-international-launches-the-valet-backpack-pro-in-partnership-with-pacvac/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/truvox-international-launches-the-valet-backpack-pro-in-partnership-with-pacvac/ The nine-month Design Skills for Embedding Circularity pilot programme came to a close with 15 designers pre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/design-skills-for-embedding-circularity-programme-tackles-real-world-waste-challenges/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/design-skills-for-embedding-circularity-programme-tackles-real-world-waste-challenges/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/truvox-launches-valet-backpack-pro-in-partnership-with-pacvac/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/truvox-launches-valet-backpack-pro-in-partnership-with-pacvac/ Across the European Union, PFAS is already being phased out of firefighting foam and will be banned in most scenarios by 2030. After a six-month consultation in the UK, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is also investigating a ban and expected]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/navigating-the-uk-pfas-ban/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/navigating-the-uk-pfas-ban/ The one-day conference covers four sessions: regulatory reform and the next phase of implementation; competence, accountability and assurance; performance, operations and lifecycle risk; and risk management in the net-zero transition. Speakers include regulatory and fire safety specialists alongside CIBSE FM Group Vice Chair Joanna Harris.
CIBSE co-developed BS 8670, th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/cibse-building-safety-2026-delivering-safer-buildings-in-practice/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/cibse-building-safety-2026-delivering-safer-buildings-in-practice/ The national framework, which replaced both the RM6232 Facilities Management & Workplace Services and RM6257 Security – Physical, Technical & Support Services frameworks earlier this year, enables selected suppliers to bid for public contracts.
RM6378 represents £120 billion of public procurement funding, covering a range]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/sodexo-awarded-8-year-place-on-gcarsquos-newnbspfm-amp-security-framework/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/sodexo-awarded-8-year-place-on-gcarsquos-newnbspfm-amp-security-framework/ The UK has already faced five heatwaves in 2026, with a potential sixth hitting this September. The Physiological Society is today (2 September), launching a new report in the Houses of Parliament, recommending human-centred physiologically informed policies to prevent heat-related health impacts on work]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/new-report-on-extreme-heat-calls-for-human-centred-policy-response-to-protect-uk-workforce/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/new-report-on-extreme-heat-calls-for-human-centred-policy-response-to-protect-uk-workforce/ Now the Textile Services Association (TSA) has teamed up with Cardinus, the health, safety and risk management specialist]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/creating-safer-laundries-tsa-launches-ai-risk-handling-assessment-tool/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/creating-safer-laundries-tsa-launches-ai-risk-handling-assessment-tool/ Working in the UK and internationally, CBAi helps leaders and teams understand generative AI, put the right governance in place, and apply it to real busine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/cbai-extends-practical-ai-training-for-essential-industries/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/cbai-extends-practical-ai-training-for-essential-industries/ The new contract officially began on 1 August 2026, with Chartwells continuing to deliver nutritious, freshly prepared meals to primary, secondary and special schools across East Sussex. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to improving children’s health and wellbeing through food, championing access to food education]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/chartwells-retains-school-catering-contract-across-east-sussex/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/chartwells-retains-school-catering-contract-across-east-sussex/ Designed in the 1970s and inspired by the form of a Danish longship, Carlsberg Britvic’s Northampton brewery roofscape is defined by steep vertical planes and complex geometry. When the bituminous membrane roof needed a major refurbishment, it also required the work to be carried out without a single naked flame on site.
Garland UK was appointed as system designer and manufacturer, working directl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/flame-free-refurbishment-tackles-complex-brewery-roof/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/flame-free-refurbishment-tackles-complex-brewery-roof/ Water safety compliance has always been a critical responsibility for facilities and property managers but as portfolios grow, regulatory expectations tighten and operational complexity increases, the systems used to manage water risk are coming under greater scrutiny.
Across the UK, many organisations still rely on manual, paper-based logbooks and folder systems to manage Legionella control and wider water safety obligations. T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/digitising-water-management-groundbreaking-software-driving-smarter-safer-more-streamlined-systems/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/digitising-water-management-groundbreaking-software-driving-smarter-safer-more-streamlined-systems/ The appointment, says Balfour Beatty, further strengthens the Group Executive Committee as the business continues to deliver its profitable growth strategy and advance its Evolve, Energise, Explore growth plan.
Loxton joins from McKinsey & Company, where she spent more than a decade advising major industrial and infrastructure businesses on strategy, transformation and growth.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/chief-strategy-officer-appointment-at-balfour-beatty/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/chief-strategy-officer-appointment-at-balfour-beatty/ Rooftop solar rarely arrives on a facilities manager’s desk as a question. It arrives as a decision that has already been made somewhere else.
Increasingly it comes as a funded proposition. A third party installs and owns the array, the organisation buys the power, and nothing appears on the capital budget. The commercial case is built on generation, payback and a carbon figure. The roof itself is barely mentione]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/the-fms-pre-solar-checklist-what-to-establish-before-you-sign-the-ppa/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/the-fms-pre-solar-checklist-what-to-establish-before-you-sign-the-ppa/ The contract, which goes live on 26 October 2026, will see Cloud provide planned and reactive maintenance services across Vue’s UK estate, supported by its technology platform to improve operational visibility, governance and control over maintenance spend.
Vue selected Cloud following a competitive procur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/cloud-premieres-at-vue-with-three-year-fm-contract/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/cloud-premieres-at-vue-with-three-year-fm-contract/ Mcilroy brings more than 20 years of senior leadership experience across facilities management, support services, environmental services, and public-sector partnerships. He has successfully led complex multi-service operations, delivered strong financial performance and built high-performing teams across large]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/ian-mcilroy-appointed-new-group-coo-at-vertas/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/ian-mcilroy-appointed-new-group-coo-at-vertas/ There are three concurrent speaking schedules at the show. To view the list of confirmed speakers so far click here.
KEYNOTE talks
The Keynote Theatre is the centrepiece of Facilities & Estates Management Live- bringing together some of the most influential voices, respected experts a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/stellar-seminar-line-up-confirmed-for-facilities-amp-estates-management-live/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/stellar-seminar-line-up-confirmed-for-facilities-amp-estates-management-live/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/how-one-of-uks-largest-residential-portfolio-saved-280000-in-energy-costs/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cleaning-industry/how-one-of-uks-largest-residential-portfolio-saved-280000-in-energy-costs/